What is print screen on a Mac?

If you want to do the Mac equivalent of Print Screen, storing the image in the clipboard so that you can paste it into another app or document, these are the commands you'd want to use instead: Command+Control+Shift+3: take a screenshot of the entire screen, and saves it directly to the clipboard for pasting elsewhere.

How do you go straight to desktop on Mac?

Repeating the shortcut hides the desktop. Command + Mission Control – On Mac keyboards that have a Mission Control key, you can get to the desktop by holding down the Command Key and pressing the Mission Control key. You'll find the Mission Control icon on the 4th key over from the top left of the keyboard.

How do you take a screenshot on a laptop?

To take a screen shot on a Windows laptop, just follow these steps. If you want to take an shot of everything that is displayed on your screen and you want to save it to send it or upload it, simply: 1. Press the Windows Key and the PrtScn (Print Screen) button.

To capture your entire screen and automatically save the screenshot, tap the Windows Key + PrtScn. Your screen will briefly go dim to indicate that you've just taken a screenshot, and the screenshot will be automatically saved in the Pictures > Screenshots folder.

Where does a screen shot go?

To take a screenshot and save the image directly to a folder, press the Windows and Print Screen keys simultaneously. You'll see your screen dim briefly, emulating a shutter effect. To find your saved screenshot head to the default screenshot folder, which is located in C:Users[User]My PicturesScreenshots.

How do you use the grab tool on a Mac?

If you only want to grab a portion of the screen, press Command+Shift+4. The cursor will become a crosshair. Click-drag and then release and the selected selection will be sent to the Desktop. Alternatively, if you require a grab of a component (window, menu, the Dock, etc.), press Space after Command+Shift+4.

If you have a shiny new phone with Ice Cream Sandwich or above, screenshots are built right into your phone! Just press the Volume Down and Power buttons at the same time, hold them for a second, and your phone will take a screenshot. It'll show up in your Gallery app for you to share with whomever you wish!

Use the keyboard shortcut: Alt + PrtScn. In Windows, you can also take screenshots of the active window. Open the window that you want to capture and press Alt + PrtScn on your keyboard. The screenshot is saved to the clipboard.